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Gormyre mine

Alternative names:
Gormyre colliery
Parish:
Torphichen, Linlithgowshire
Local authority:
West Lothian
Opened:
c.1930
Closed:
prior to 1934
Current status of site:
Little surface trace remains

A small coal mine in the lands of Gormyre, which operated briefly in about 1930. Owned by the Gormyre Colliery Company, an unlikely partership between a restaurateur and a fishmonger.

  • Location of pit.